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Got tickets to see John Mellencamp in a few weeks! As a Hoosier I feel like this is a kind of holy pilgrimage. Pretty excited!
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Hi are you okay?
thank you for checking in, i really appreciate it <3 yeah im fine it was just a very intense burst of anxiety but as panic attacks go it was better than usual (only ~15-20 minutes and i didn't get a headache!!!)
if you're not referring to that post and just happened to send this at an unfortunate time and just meant in general then. no
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Ghost x Reader
NSFW, 18+, Shameless Smut, No Plot, Porn w/out Plot, Sex in the dark, Explicit, Graphic Language, Teasing, Touch-Starved Touching, Embarassing, First Time Together, Fingering, Sloppy Kisses, Somewhat Rough Sex, slightly Intimate, Ghost is a bit of a dom, Reader's a bit snarky, Slightly Proof Read, I'll fix what I miss later :)
First time writing a smut one-shot with zero plot sooooo here's my trial run. I'm a recovering former Catholic schoolgirl, bear with me. Enjoy. (。ˇ ⊖ˇ)♡
Word Count: 2.4k
Also I take requests, or I would like to, or I might just poll who I should write next. ヾ(´▽`;)ゝ My other one-shot Soap | Price
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You step into a dark bedroom, reaching over to flip on the light switch. That's when you feel Ghost's cold, gloved hand stop you halfway. Your hand, which is small in comparison to his own, can't help but be encompassed by his sudden grasp.
The door shuts behind you both, you and Ghost now standing in a nearly pitch-black bedroom. Alone.
"The lights stay off," Ghost orders.
The gravelly-like sound of his voice is deep in this empty room, soothing through your ears and sending a chill down your spine. You can just make out the large silhouette of his body, towering over you like a great, big shadow. Ready to devour you and leave you used.
And you wanted him to use you. To fill you with all he has to give. You've lusted for his touch since you first laid eyes on him. You longed to feel his strong grasp around your throat, his teeth against your skin, his cock buried deep in you. You always wondered what a man who brandishes a skull mask of all things would desire of you.
Your own hand could only suffice for so many nights. It was time for the real thing.
And you knew Ghost had wanted it too. He had wanted you bad. Not being able to have you until now only fueled his growing insatiable craving for you. His skin practically simmers from the rising arousal.
"No lights at all?" You pout.
"What's the matter?" The teasing tone to his voice lowers, as does his hand, as you feel his fingers trail up your arm. It leaves a trail of goosebumps in its wake, before he's let it rest at the side of your jaw, taking a soft hold of your face. "You afraid of the dark?"
You feel his deep, olive eyes look you up and down hungrily through the darkness. Exploring every inch of your body. He could picture all the curves to you, his hands hardly able to keep away from reaching out. Envisioning your body shaking by the end of this, the anticipation having his blood rushing just thinking about it.
His thumb lightly trails over your lip, the glove of his thumb gently grazing it, faintly tugging. He parts them for himself, your tongue just slightly brushing against him. It makes a whimper leave your lips, as you start to playfully nip at the fabric of his glove with your teeth, coaxing something dark inside him.
"It's just us now, love," Ghost whispers. "I want these walls crumblin' down once I'm through with you."
You lift both your hands and let them dance delicately over his, your own hands so small it takes the two of them to even hold the entire thing. You tug at the fabric, removing the glove from his skin and revealing his bare knuckles to you. If not for the dark which surrounded them.
Unable to truly see him for youself, you let your touch fill that yearning to look upon him. You let the glove fall to the floor, as your hands take his again, your warmth clashing with the iciness of his own touch.
"Why don't you make that happen then," you taunt him.
You take his index finger and bring it to your lips, letting your tongue slowly swirl around it, as your saliva coats him, your breath making his skin shiver. You gently bob your head forward and suck his finger, taking your time getting it wet for him. Only just faintly being able to make out his mask in the dark.
You hear Ghost let out a heavy breath, before he's got you pressed flush against the door. He uses his large thigh between your legs and his other arm to box you in, his body pressing roughly against you, keeping you pinned against the door.
You were at a point of no return now. If this was what you wanted, then Ghost was prepared to give it to you, as he saw fit.
Ghost brings his free hand down, roughly pulling down the short little skirt you'd had your ass hanging out of all night, until you've felt the fabric hit your ankles below you. The second they hit the floor, Ghost plucks his finger from your lips, deciding to swap for a new pair to play with instead.
His fingers dip beneath your lace panties, letting those fall to your feet next, the chill of his hand making you jolt lightly, as you gasp. That's when he feels how dripping wet you had been this whole time. You coat the man's fingers in a matter of seconds, which he can't help but chuckle at.
"Fuckin' hell," he teases you. "Say less."
"Fuck you," you tease.
Ghost responds by bringing two wet fingers to your clit, massaging smooth circles against it, and sending a jolt of knee-wobbling pleasure through you. He gets the rhythm down damn near instantly, working a magic you should have only known he possessed. You can't help but moan to his touch, your head pressing back against the door as your body chases his fingers.
"You were saying?" Ghost teases you again. Only this time, before you've time to say something else, you feel his fingers make their way towards the entrance of your cunt, ghosting the hole purposefully, letting his hands grow damp with you. It makes the air catch in your throat.
His fingers slowly curve in, the warmth of your walls gripping tightly in retaliation. He pumps them in and out, going just a little deeper, each time they sank back in.
Pretty soon you've felt him go knuckle deep, his palm smacking roughly against your clit at each thrust. Each time left you throbbing with arousal, making you shake. The visceral, wet noises that came from your cunt paled in comparison to the moans you released alongside them.
The sensation was almost so overwhelming that your mind couldn't think straight. Tears welled at the corners of your eyes, as your voice took a mind of its own, letting Ghost know vocally just how much you enjoyed having his fingers roughly play with you like that.
Ghost would never forget these sweet sounds you made for him. They'll live in his mind 'til the day he dies, he's sure. As he'll be forever chasing after them now. Hearing you had been a newfound high
He eventually takes his hands from you, your fluids leaving a web-like trail on its exit out. In that brief moment, having found some composure over yourself, you let your hands raise up, until they've stopped at the edge of Ghost's balaclava.
You pause before attempting to lift it up, letting your fingers rest there, signaling to him what you wanted.
"Can I?" you ask.
Ghost pauses.
One of his hands meets your wrist, though it doesn't attempt to pull you away. Holding you there, instead. Hesitantly even.
Right now, he appeared but a dark figure you could only just make out, hellbent on seeing you at your most vulnerable. Ghost wouldn't let you see him. Not completely. And you would respect that. You could be happy with just the touch of him instead. The taste of him in your mouth could be enough.
Tonight at least.
When you see he won't stop you, you slowly begin to lift up his mask. You feel the fabric glide up the sides of his neck as he holds his breath. You bring it to the bridge of his nose, letting your fingers graze against his cheeks, and tracing the stubble of his defined jawline. Simply trying to feel a picture of him in to your mind.
The whole time, Ghost stands there frozen. Letting you touch him, not having let someone do so in such an intimate matter in quite some time now. Too long of a time. He's forgotten how bare it makes him feel. And yet, he didn't want you to stop.
You mirror his actions from before, letting your thumb brush against his bottom lip. You feel it quiver, and it makes you smile.
"Don't get shy now," you purr.
You flip that switch in him, and like a predator that's just caught its prey, his mouth is on yours, pressing against you so hard that his body nearly smashes you against the door. It releases a gasp out of you, one that Ghost uses to let his tongue take a quick swipe against yours, stealing a taste.
You chase his as it retreats, your lips following him organically. As though your mouths were two puzzle pieces; perfectly fitted for one another.
His kisses quickly turn starved, his tongue exploring every available inch your mouth provided to him, dominating you in every way. Letting you know that from here on out, your mouth belonged to him and him alone. Your lips. Your tongue. Your taste. You.
You belonged to him now.
You nip at his lip suddenly, giggling at the little gasp he lets out afterward. In response, Ghost brings his hands to the hem of your shirt and lifts it over your head, leaving you now bare before him, just as a silhouette in the dark to him as he were to you.
He brings his teeth to the groove between your neck, searing them deep and bringing a light hiss out of you. At the same time, his hands meet your breast, his finger gently rubbing against your nipples, as his palms massaged you gingerly.
His hands feel you as though he planned to sculpt a new woman out of you, and his lips trail down your neck as though they could help him memorize the taste your skin left lingering at every peck.
Your fingers grip at the back of his neck, pulling him in, clawing into what little skin he left bare for you to feel beneath his lifted mask. The sting your nails leave makes him throb almost painfully so.
Ghost pries his lips from you, letting his hands slide roughly down past your ass, before taking hold of your thighs. With one quick movement, he hoists you up, allowing your legs to straddle his waist. He then presses himself against you, grinding hard into you.
The sudden flood of ecstasy it washes over him brings a low, shaky breath out of him. One he wasn't too used to making. He continues grinding against you, keeping your back pressed against the wall and both his large hands gripped firmly beneath your ass, his hands moving you almost like you were his own personal doll.
And you submit.
You submit completely to him, keeping your hands wrapped around his neck, as the grinding of his hardening cock through his uniform re-erupts that lustful flood he'd pulled out of you only minutes ago.
Using the wall to help keep you upright, Ghost brings one of his hands down to the buckle of his pants, undoing them and allowing him to lower his them. Just enough for him to take hold of himself and uncover from his briefs.
It seems he's had enough of the teasing and the foreplay.
"You know we have a bed," you joke.
"I like to work on my feet," Ghost quips back.
You feel the head of his member begin to play at your folds, lightly spreading them apart, and preparing for what felt like would be something slightly larger than what you were used to. It makes the core of your groin quake with anticipation.
Ghost continues to tease himself against you, his breath growing shakier by the second, as precum began to slick between you. His hand on your ass tightens, and he brings himself to the center of your core once more.
You feel his eyes on you.
"Think you can take it?"
You swallow and then nod.
"Give it to me already."
As quickly as the words leave your mouth, Ghost lets himself thrust deeply into you, your walls just barely being able to take in the entire length of him. It sends a sharp sensation up your body, bubbling out into one of the loudest moans you've ever felt yourself let out. You feel it travel all the way up to your throat, making your heart race as though you'd just run a triathlon.
Once he saw you could take him, Ghost pumped deeper into you, pushing further and further in at every thrust, gliding in and out with ease. Soon you've taken him completely, feeling him smack against your cunt hard.
His lips find yours again, not wanting to waste another second away from you, as his fingers dig deep into your skin, forcing you to take all of him, as you willingly let him do what he wants with your body. He clearly knew what it wanted best.
He purposefully pulls back out slowly, allowing you to feel every inch of him leave your pussy, and stopping just before his head can exit. He then comes back in sharply, earning that chilling moan from you every time. He could go all night listening to it.
"That's right, lovey," Ghost pants against your lips. "That's fuckin' beautiful."
Ghost picks up his speed, each pump growing faster. Eventually, the pace had increased so much that you stopped noticing the blood you were drawing at the back of his neck from digging into it so roughly. Just as you didn't notice the forming bruises on your ass from how hard Ghost had been holding you.
All you could feel was him inside you, giving you everything he had to give, and hitting that sweet spot every single time.
"I'm so close!" you gasp out. You slide your hands back over to his face, cradling his cheeks in your palms, letting him know you were looking him in his eyes. Somehow you felt you could see his right now. "Cum with me."
Ghost takes your lips one final time, getting one last good taste of you, as he feels your walls tighten around him, your body vibrating, as you moan into his lips.
The orgasm shakes you so hard that your body moved almost involuntarily. The mixture of warmth and tight compression is enough to finally get it out of him as well, as Ghost cums alongside you, his cock throbbing against the heat of your cunt.
He lets out a breathy moan, his forehead resting against yours, as you both fight to catch your breaths.
As the moments settled, and your heart rates began to rest, you both continued to let faint images of each other dance in your minds, as un-pronounced as when you first walked in.
"Maybe we can have a nightlight on next time," you joke.
Ghost is quiet for a second, still attempting to reassess himself. He clears his throat before speaking again.
"I'm up for that."
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punk-chicken-radio · 5 months
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hollyethecurious · 28 days
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CS AU: Pan Says... (9/?)
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Summary: After waking up in a strange room with a naked stranger, Emma and Killian must endure the twisted game their kidnapper insists they play in order to gain provisions and avoid punishments.
A/N: Check it out, y'all! Another update from me! Lots of love to @ultraluckycatnd and @kmomof4 for their exceptional beta skills! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter as much as I did writing it!
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Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five / Part Six  / Part Seven / Part Eight
Chapter Warnings: exhibitionism / voyeurism. role play.
Part Nine
“I don’t know who you are, or what sort of game you’re playing at, but this isn’t funny!”
Emma glanced at the monitor overhead, the timer quickly counting down the minutes she had left to try and convince David that she was really Emma, that she was alive, and in need of his help.
“David Robert Nolan, shut the fuck up and listen to me!” she yelled over the receiver.
“What did you just call me?”
“I called you by your full government name,” she said. “David Robert, after your father, Nolan. Or would you prefer I call you Charming like Mary Margaret does?”
“How do you know--”
“Because it’s me, David! It’s Emma! I’m alive and I need your help!”
“Emma?” he questioned over the line, the hope she knew he wasn’t sure he should dare to feel leaking into his tone. “Is it really you? How? Where are you? Where have you been? Who did they pull out of the--”
“Just listen, okay?” she interrupted as the time rapidly dwindled. “I don’t know who that woman was or how he faked my death, but I was abducted three weeks ago by someone who calls himself Pan. I was taken from outside the police station after dropping off a skip. I was tasered. I’m here with a man named Captain Killian Jones. He has a brother named Liam, who also was led to believe that Killian was missing for reasons other than kidnapping. I need you to find him. He’ll be trying to get a hold of you, because Killian just called him, too, and let him know what’s been going on.”
She flicked her gaze to Killian, still looking shell-shocked from the emotionally charged conversation he’d had with his brother. He’d wanted to stay by her side whilst she made her call, but she’d told him to go sit and take a moment. They’d be there for one another later. It was why they’d chosen to wait and make these calls before turning in for the night. So they could just lay in bed and hold each other in the aftermath.
“What has been going on?” David demanded, bringing Emma’s focus back to her brother. “Why would this Pan person take you? What has he… are you alright? Has he hurt you? Did you escape, is that why you’re calling now? Do I need to come get--”
“No, we haven’t escaped. We… we sort of… earned a reward. Look. It’s too much to explain right now. I’m going to give you some specs of the place we’re being held in. Write them down so you can give them to the police.”
Emma waited as David searched for a pen and paper, her heart thudding wildly in her chest as the timer continued to draw closer to zero.
“Okay. Go.”
Emma rattled off the information Killian had put together for them; the estimated size of the facility, features he’d been able to make out that might make the building distinguishable, and details about the different rooms (though she hadn’t told Killian about the medical suite she’d been in, and hated that she couldn’t tell him or David about the doctor, for fear of Pan’s threat against Killian’s pound of flesh) that might aid in their search. She also mentioned that there were others here, so perhaps they could find a link between their missing person cases and others with similar details.
“Got it,” David said. “What… what else can I do?”
“Nothing,” she said, her throat tightening and tears welling in her eyes. The carefully constructed fortifications she’d put in place in order to get through the call were crumbling fast, but she couldn’t fall to pieces just yet. “Just… Just know that I’m alive and that Killian and I need you to get the police looking for us again. And…”
“And?”
10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5…
“And that I love you! I love you both!”
0… dial tone.
The receiver slipped from her hand and clattered against the concrete floor. She was pretty sure Killian returned it to the base before sweeping her up into his arms and carrying her to the bed. Laying her down gently, he crawled onto the bed beside her and gathered her in his arms. With the last of her strength, Emma pressed closer to him, molding their chests together and tucking her head beneath his chin. Long, quiet minutes stretched out with only their unified heartbeats filling the void, neither of them capable of saying much of anything until Killian broke the silence.
“He sounded destroyed,” he murmured, his tone flat and watery from the tears he’d shed after hanging up with his brother, and again as he’d held Emma while she spent hers into the front of his shirt. “Your brother sounded as though he’d been given a noble quest, while mine…”
“You told him not to beat himself up over it,” she reminded him. “To not dwell on the fact that he’d believed the lie Pan sent him from your email address.”
“Aye,” he sighed.
She knew he was running the conversation over in his mind. The way Liam had sounded ecstatic to hear from him, asking about his travels and when he thought he might return home. The way the line had gone silent after Killian had revealed the truth. The way his brother had sounded broken and utterly ashamed that he’d fallen for the trick, too eager to believe things had turned a corner for his brother, blinding him from seeing the cracks in the story that might have caused him to be suspicious enough to follow up.
Killian had spent most of the call comforting his brother and apologizing for the things he’d said when last they spoke, breaking open old wounds they had not the time to properly dress so they might begin to heal. Their time had gone so fast. He’d barely been able to convey the necessary details to him so that further action could be taken beyond the call before time ran out. She wasn’t even sure Liam had heard Killian tell him he loved him before the line had gone dead.
While her call to David had played out almost exactly as she thought it would, she knew Killian’s had not gone the way he’d wanted it to.
“At least they know now,” she said. “The truth is out there, and they’ll be looking for us again. That’s something at least.”
“Aye,” he agreed, though a bit hollowly. “That’s better than the alternative.”
“Hey,” she said, pulling back and lifting her gaze. When he didn’t meet hers right away she reached up and scratched her fingers through the stubble at his jawline. A huff left his chest and his eyes fell to hers.
“I’m sorry you didn’t get a chance to really clear the air with him. I know there were things you had to leave unsaid in order to get our message out, but…” She swallowed hard, willing back the fresh sob working its way up her throat. “Please don’t give up hope.” His eyes softened at the sound of her words catching and he buried his hand in the back of her hair. “I need you to help me stay optimistic here. I need you to tell me that we’ll still be able to tell them everything we didn’t get a chance to say to them today, because they’ll find us and we can say those words to their faces. Okay?”
“Emma, I…”
She could see his heart breaking in his expression and she chastised herself for guilt-tripping him, but… she meant what she said. She needed him to be strong with her right now.
“I’m sorry, love,” he said, holding her close to his chest once more. “Of course we’ll get that chance. We’ll have an entire lifetime to say all the things that need to be said. They’ll find us. Of that I’m certain. They’ll never stop fighting for us. And neither will I.”
“Good.”
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Emma twisted and turned her torso in an attempt to find comfort, something that seemed to be an impossibility in the damned corset Pan had provided.
A corset that accompanied the wench costume she was expected to wear for tonight’s festivities. Festivities that made her stomach roll, or would have if the blasted corset hadn’t been cinched so tightly.
After a fitful night’s sleep and late morning meal, she and Killian had been escorted to different areas so they could prepare themselves as the evening’s entertainment. Per usual, her anxiety spiked when it became clear they were to be separated, and the spa-like environment where she would spend the day being pampered and prepped did little to calm her nerves.
The host of ladies who assisted in the waxing, facial, manicure, pedicure, massage, hair, and make-up services wore masks to obscure their identities and spoke in a language Emma could not identify. Although she attempted to question them individually, they either did not understand her, or had been instructed to pretend as such. The latter seemed more plausible given the furtive glances the ladies occasionally made towards the Lost One standing guard.
After a light meal, Emma was dressed in the wench costume; a more upscale version of the cheap, slutty knock-off one might find at a Halloween store. The women were dismissed and she’d been instructed to follow the Lost One, her trepidations spiking again as she padded down the corridor behind him. There were many twists and turns before they finally rounded a corner, revealing Killian standing in front of a set of double doors. Emma’s heart leapt at the sight of him and relief flooded her body.
Well, first relief, then… something else.
He was decked out in head to toe leather, his jawline manicured with an alluring amount of scruff and his eyes lined in a deep, rich kohl. His hair had been artfully tousled and his skin bronzed. Beneath the layers of black leather, he wore a smoke-like linen shirt, unbuttoned down to the v of his waistcoat, exposing a tantalizing amount of chest hair. The leather trousers were tight, but not so much as to appear painted on, leaving just a hint to the imagination of what lay beneath their laces.
“Swan?” he said, in an amused and sinfully deep tone. “See something you like, love?”
Now aware that her mouth had been hanging open, Emma closed it and swallowed hard before answering, “You look…”
“I know,” he quipped with a cheeky smirk and smugly lifted brow, earning him an eye roll before his gaze raked over her once more. “You cut quite the figure in that get up, I must say.”
“Cutting is right,” Emma groused, struggling against the tight confines of her outfit. “I can only imagine the impression this corset is leaving on my spleen.”
“Your discomfort is a cross I am more than willing to bear… especially after my earlier one.”
Emma raised her brows in response to his cryptic words and put-out tone.
Scratching behind his ear, the tip of which was becoming quite red, he confessed under his breath in a low mumble, “I’ve been manscaped.”
Her eyes widened, and although she knew better from her earlier perusal, they fell to his chest, ensuring herself that the thick blanket of hair remained untouched.
“Not there,” he said, exasperatedly. “Lower.”
Emma tucked her lips between her teeth to try and stifle her laugh. His disgruntled tone and expression were absolutely priceless, despite the circumstances.
“Well,” she said, placing her hand on his arm in commiseration. “That makes two of us.”
They shared a moment of joint amusement, until the sound of the doors opening pulled them back into reality, sobering their demeanors.
A Lost One waved them forward. This one, like the one who had stood guard over her throughout the day, was not either of the men who had been assigned to them previously. The ones who seemed to be connected to her and Killian, respectively, in some way.
With shoulders back and heads held high, they entered the theatre, hand-in-hand. The Lost One directed them to the platform and they were both caught off guard at the emptiness of the room.
“My guests will arrive in due course,” Pan’s voice echoed. “First, a few pre-performance instructions. Pan says…”
He started by pointing out the furnishings upon the platform: a leather chair, an antique writing desk, a chaise with several cushions, and a small side table with various toys, lubricants, restraints, and other items atop it, including a pair of domino masks and earbuds.
“Go ahead,” he insisted, “Pan says, each of you take a mask and an earbud. The mask will help obscure your identities and the earbud is how you’ll hear conversations and suggestions made by my guests.” After affixing their masks, they placed a bud in their ear. Pan’s voice was now, eerily, inside their heads. “You will only act on the suggestions that are accompanied by a green light that will illuminate along the back of the upper tier.”
Green light splashed against the back walls as an example before Pan continued. “Pan says you shall not speak unless instructed otherwise, and should only do so in character. I expect you to comply with the approved requests and show my guests a good time. Understood?”
“Aye,” Killian managed to utter. All Emma could do was nod, too choked with impending dread to speak.
“Good,” Pan crowed in their ear. “Pan says, get into character and have a good show.”
Before the doors could open, Killian swung Emma around to face him and pressed their foreheads together. “You and me,” he whispered, so low she barely heard him. “Just you and me, love.”
Emma closed her eyes and nodded, her forehead rubbing against his as she inhaled deeply. Opening her eyes, she connected her gaze with his, both of them silently giving the other permission to get into character and play out the charade: him, a fearsome pirate captain and her, his defiant wench captive.
Their audience finally filed in, initially paying them little attention, while greeting one another as they took their seats behind their screens. Emma took a seat of her own in the leather chair at the center of the platform as Killian casually leaned against the front of the desk with his arms and ankles crossed. It wasn’t until the stage began to spin, allowing all of the guests an opportunity to see the show from every vantage point, that the audience really took notice of them.
It was unnerving to hear their actual voices, and the comments being made as they assessed tonight’s entertainment. Emma kept her eyes squarely focused on Killian’s, attempting to block it all out, and had therefore almost missed the way his bejeweled finger was drumming against his arm, tapping out a rhythm against the leather.
You and me. You and me. You and me.
A greeting of welcome sounded out from the speakers and Pan took a moment to remind his guests to don their own earbuds and microphones, as well as set the stage for that evening’s entertainment.
As soon as the greenlight - literally - was given, a cacophony of voices flooded Emma’s ear as each of the guests threw out suggestions. Her stomach turned and tremors of dread rippled down her spine at the thought of what they would make her and Killian do, of the intimacies they’d witness, of the images they’d take away with them.
Reaching up, Emma adjusted her mask, assuring it was firmly in place. Closing her eyes, she tried to drown out the voices so she could collect herself. She wasn’t Emma Swan right now. She was a wench. A wench being held by a fearsome pirate captain. They weren’t seeing Emma. They wouldn’t be able to take anything from Emma Swan. All they would get from her tonight was a wench. A character. A fantasy. Nothing more.
The sharp tip of cold metal digging into the underside of her chin jolted her back to the here and now. Her eyes snapped open and Killian - no. Not Killian. The pirate captain - was standing before her with a dagger held to her throat. The room was flooded with green light, and Emma realized the first command had been issued. Swallowing against the pressure of the blade, Emma wet her lips, set her features, then lifted her chin in defiance.
“Seems she needs some convincing,” a guest said in her earbud. “I say we give the Captain free rein to order his wench about. Agreed?”
Others murmured their agreement and the green light illuminated once more. A wide, sinister smile lifted the corners of her Captain's lips and he twisted the dagger so the flat part of the blade rested beneath her chin.
“On your feet, wench,” he commanded, the blade prompting her to stand as he applied subtle pressure upward.
With a predatory gaze he followed the tip of the blade as it dragged across her skin, over the swell of each breast before dipping into the valley between. A shiver of desire coursed through her causing his lust-filled, darkened depths to flick up and meet her own.
He slipped the dagger beneath the laces of her corset and with several firm tugs cut her free from the restrictive garment. A relieved and rapturous exhale left her lungs, her breasts heaving from the joyous release.
“My, my,” Killian purred in his Captain’s voice. “Aren’t you a sightly bit of plunder.”
The tip of the dagger continued to tease and taunt her breasts, the tip swirling around and over each nipple until they were painfully erect and clearly visible through the thin fabric of her blouse. A few more tugs, slashes, and artfully placed cuts left her top in tatters, her breasts fully exposed to their audience and her pirate captor’s eyes. Eyes she chose to remain focused on as more suggestions were bandied about among the crowd.
A new suggestion was green lit, and the Captain stepped forward, closing what little space there had been between them. Trading their positions on the platform, he then pressed down on her shoulders and ordered, “On your knees for the Captain, wench.”
Emma lowered herself in front of him, a defiant, in-character, glare staring up at the smirk he gave her.
Sinking into the chair she had occupied a moment ago, he leaned back and crooked his finger at her. As she shuffled forward on her knees, his gaze hungrily taking her in, he commanded in a low and sultry tone, “Make good use of those hands and undo me laces.”
Her core clenched and she tried to remain in character as she reached up and loosened the laces of his leather trousers as though it were the last thing she wished to do.
“Good girl,” he praised. Slipping his hand into his trousers he pulled out his cock, not quite fully engorged yet, and began stroking it in her face.
“Now then.” She flinched when he tapped her lips with the head of his cock, hard. Taken aback momentarily by the action because she’d been distracted by her earbud, trying to decipher what the crowd was telling them to do next… not that it was a big leap. Reaching down he placed his thumb against her chin and applied a bit of downward force as he told her, “Open that whore’s mouth of yours and take my cock, wench. Let’s see how deft you are at shivering me timber.”
Her eyes watered and she choked against the assault of his member being forcibly shoved down her throat. Flicking her gaze upward, she saw the concern and apology in his eyes before he shut them tight and let his head fall back, an expression of arrogant dominance and self-satisfaction gloating from his features.
The laughter and jeers of the crowd filled her ears, as did the vulgar chant of suck his dick, applied in a rhythm that her Captain made her keep pace with from where he had her hair gripped in his hand at the back of her head.
“That’s it, love,” he praised, tapping out another rhythm behind her ear with his finger as she bobbed against his length. You and me, you and me, you and me.
She’d almost managed to tune out the mob when a woman’s voice grated in her ear.
“Well, hello there, sailor.”
Looking up, Emma saw a woman, decked out ostentatiously in hues of green, arriving late and making her way down the steps. In her hand was the microphone attached to the ear piece she wore. She paused, giving Killian a once over before slinking behind her screen and taking her seat.
Before she disappeared behind the thin veil of fabric, Emma recognized her by the mask she wore. It was the woman who had paused by the two-way mirror the night before to check her flaming red tresses.
“Do us a favor and flick those kohl-lined eyes this way,” she cat-called into her microphone.
The green light signaled from above and another light shone down over her screen. Emma stared up Killian’s body to look at his face and saw the muscle in his jaw clench and spasm before he flicked his eyes away from her and towards the screen, then held his gaze there as the platform continued to turn.
“Mmmm,” the woman hummed provocatively. “Yes, I think I’m going to enjoy tonight’s entertainment very much indeed.”
When the platform circled round again, Emma glanced over at the woman’s screen and could see the silhouette of her reclined back with her legs splayed wide, clearly pleasuring herself under the Captain’s gaze. A jolt of jealous anger ignited down Emma’s spine. Relaxing her jaw, she let Killian slip further down her throat until she could brush the tip of her nose against his torso. A cursing moan slipped over his lips and his hips bucked from the unexpected action.
“Nice!” a guest praised. “Make her take all of it, Captain!”
“No, you fool,” another guest chastised. “We don’t want him blowing his load too soon. Not when the wench has other holes for him to use.”
“I wanna see the wench take control. Let her have the reins for a bit.”
“Maybe next time,” someone countered. “I’m enjoying this too much.”
Next time!? Emma responded internally in a near panic. What the hell do they mean, next time?
“I think her breasts need some attention, too,” another chimed in. “Look how those nipples are just begging for attention.”
“I wanna see her cunny. I bet it is just dripping. Would love to see our Captain’s face glistening from her juices, wouldn’t you?”
All during their debate Emma continued to work her Captain over. She delighted in the way his chest hitched and heaved, the way the chords of his neck tightened, the rosy blush that developed high on his cheeks, the micro spasms twitching through his torso and down his legs, and the sounds… dear god, the sounds this man made.
Green flashed again and Emma was astounded at the way Killian managed to keep track of what was expected of them, given the distraction she’d been providing. Pulling himself from her mouth with a pained sounding grunt, he hauled her onto her feet then shoved her back onto the nearby chaise. She’d barely registered what was happening when he lifted her skirts up over her legs and grabbed her hips, pulling her body towards the edge of the cushion and lining her sex up with his eager mouth.
The exquisite torment lasted for what felt like hours. Time and again he brought her to the brink with his tongue, teeth, and hands, deftly assaulting her clit as he probed, scissored, and thrust his fingers into her holes. When his mouth tired he switched to one of the many toys, holding her on edge until tears streamed down her face and pathetic whimpers escaped her lips. Her back ached from the repeated arch his actions provoked and her legs quivered uncontrollably. A few times, he gave her cunt a rest, turning his attention to her breasts and laving them with his tongue while his slick-coated fingers rolled her nipples into taut peaks that he then sucked clean with his mouth.
The sound of their joint moans were echoed by those from the crowd. A symphony of zippers being undone, fabric being moved, skin being slapped, and groans being uttered filled her ears, making the torture all the more erotic. When she was finally given leave to speak, it was only so she could beg. Beg for mercy. Beg for release. Beg for him to fuck her.
And beg she did.
“Please, Captain,” she whimpered, choking on a sob that had caught in her throat from the fresh assault he was applying to her clit.
“Please what, wench?” he commanded in a strained gruff. “I want to hear you say it.”
“Please let me come,” she pleaded. “Please, please, plea--!”
She didn’t get the third please out before a scream tore past her lips, her body convulsing from the pleasure the vibrating toy at her clit was finally granting her. Wave after wave of release crashed over her until she was so spent she wasn’t certain she hadn’t blacked out. The next thing she knew, she was being hoisted off the chaise and bent over the desk, facing out towards the crowd.
The Captain’s body molded against her back, his breath hot against her ear as he growled, “I’d find something to hold on to if I were you, wench. Because I’m gonna fuck you hard. I’m gonna fuck you deep.”
Emma barely had time to latch on to the corners of the desk when the entire thing tipped forward from the force of his entering thrust. Relentlessly, he pounded into her, egged on by the jeers, cheers, and taunts of the crowd.
“Keep your eyes open, wench,” a voice demanded from the masses. “We wanna see you watching us take pleasure in your degradation.”
The green light commanded that she do just that, the silhouettes from behind the thinly veiled screens leaving little to the imagination of how much the audience was enjoying the show.
“She can keep her eyes on the lot of you,” the irritating woman’s voice said. “I want the Captain’s eyes back on me.” When the green light agreed, Emma could practically hear the woman’s gloating expression in her words. “Cast those come fuck me eyes this way, Captain.”
He must have complied, prompting her to purr, “Oooo, you are a wicked one, aren’t you. Would you like to have your wicked way with me? Tell me all the wicked things you’d like to do to me.”
With effort, given the pounding he was giving her, Emma managed to look back over her shoulder in time to see him flash the woman a wide, yet sinister smile before grunting, “I’d like to shove a gag in your mouth to shut you the fuck up.”
Applause rang out, as did a round of laughter, and Killian turned his attention back to Emma and the brutal pace he was setting.
“Fuck, you’re so wet,” he panted on a half groan. “So wet and so tight.”
“That’s it, Captain,” the crowd encouraged over the barrage of their own moans and sounds of satisfaction. “Take her. Use her. Breed her.”
“Yes!” someone cried out. “Breed her! Fill her for us, Captain. I wanna see your cum leak out of her afterward.”
The Captain roared from his release moments later, his fingers digging into her sides to the point of bruising as his hips moved erratically against her ass. Once every last drop had been coaxed from him, he collapsed and fell forward, sprawling across her back as his chest fought for each breath. Around them the sounds and smells of others reaching their own climax filled the air, then for a brief yet glorious moment, things went quiet.
One final swath of green filled her vision, and Killian murmured into her ear, “Stay there, love. One last task, I’m afraid.”
He removed himself from her and she immediately felt the warmth of his release slip from her depths and trickle down her thighs. He gave her ass a quick, firm slap, then spread her cheeks, allowing everyone to see the proof of his conquest as the platform turned one last time.
When the platform came to a stop, a curtain dropped, surrounding the stage and separating them from the audience's view. Killian assisted Emma off the desk and swept her up into his arms before taking them over to the chaise where he could sit and cradle her in his lap. They held each other as their skin cooled, their heartbeats regulated, and their breathing calmed.
“You were wonderful, Swan,” he praised, his fingers gliding across her back and down her side. “I’m so proud of you, love.”
“You, too,” she murmured against his chest, barely able to keep her eyes open, the exhaustion created from both their exertions and the stress of the situation starting to take hold.
“Here. Have her put this on.” A voice caused them both to jump and Emma’s head snapped to where a Lost One stood a few feet away with a robe offered in his outstretched hand.
Killian took it from him and draped it around her shoulders, then helped her to stand so she could secure it around herself.
“Follow me,” the Lost One commanded, setting off towards the door they had entered hours before.
“Are you okay to walk?” Killian asked, his tone full of concern and laced with guilt.
“I’m good,” she assured him. Tucking herself into his side, she added, “But I might need to lean on you a bit.”
“Lean on me all you need,” he told her, wrapping an arm around her waist. “But I don’t mind carrying you.” She flicked her eyes up at him and smiled when his Captain’s persona took hold once more. A surprised yelp squeaked past her lips when he bent down and swept her feet out from under her. Straightening, he adjusted her weight in his arms and cheeked, “I’ve carried rum barrels heavier than the likes of you, wench. So, I’ll have no argument.”
“Aye, aye, Captain.”
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Killian gazed up at the ceiling, his arm wrapped around Emma as she lay curled into his side, the smell of her floral shampoo and conditioner tickling his sinuses. After they’d finished entertaining Pan’s guests, the Lost One had led them to the showers so they could clean up. They’d both been almost too spent and exhausted to wash, much less talk, and little had been said on the way back to their room, while dressing, or even after they’d crawled into bed.
While Emma had drifted off within moments of her head hitting the pillow, Killian had been unable to do so. Too many thoughts were competing in his mind. Thoughts of Emma playing her part as the defiant wench, the memory of her on her knees, splayed out on the chaise, and bent over the desk threatening to make him hard again. Thoughts of the crowd and how he hadn’t expected the proprietary feelings of satisfaction that had coursed through him as he took his wench in their full view, claiming her for his own. Thoughts of what those actions would mean for them now, knowing he had finished inside her without protection. Thoughts of everything the two of them had been through since they had awoken, naked, in bed together all those weeks ago, and… thoughts of what Pan might have in store for them next.
It was these thoughts that were keeping him awake the most.
“Penny for your thoughts?” Emma said groggily, her fingers twirling through the hair on his chest as she sleepily looked up at him.
Furtively, he glanced down at her then back up, unwilling to voice his thoughts to her just yet. Despite everything they’d been through, she seemed so content. In this moment she was safe and happy and hopeful.
He did not wish to deprive her of that.
“Hey,” she said, concern coloring her tone. Reaching up, she cupped his cheek and pulled his face back down, forcing him to look at her. “Tell me. What’s eating you up?” Propping herself up on her elbow, her brows pulled together and a slightly panicked expression crossed her face. “Please tell me you’re not beating yourself up about tonight. You know I would never hold any of that against you, right?”
“Aye, I know,” he responded quickly, not wishing for her to believe for a moment that his trepidations had anything to do with her. “It’s just…”
“Just what?”
“I just… I wonder whether we,” he paused, taking a moment to swallow and fortify his resolve before confessing, “Whether we made the right decision.”
Confusion rooted deeper in her expression. “What do you mean?”
“Don’t you… don’t you wonder why he let us call them?” he said, his fingers gently stroking her arm as a way to ground himself and hopefully keep her feeling connected to him as he attempted to voice his concerns. “Why he made it seem like agreeing to do what we did was the only choice we could make?”
“It was the only choice,” Emma countered emphatically. “Being separated from one another isn’t an option I--”
“But that’s just it,” he argued. “Maybe that’s the choice we should have made.”
Emma pulled back as though he’d just slapped her, and his heart broke at the vulnerability and hurt he saw displayed upon her face and in the tremor of her next words. “Are you… Have I done something to make you not want to…”
Sitting up, he took her face in his hands, leveled his gaze with hers, and assured her, “No. No, please don’t misunderstand me. Being separated from you is the last thing I would ever wish for. I just think that…”
Emma reached up and took his hands into her own, cradling them in her lap as she spoke. “Alright. Talk me through what you’re thinking, then. Why do you think it was a mistake to agree with his demands and stay together?”
Killian’s Adam’s apple bobbed and he drew in a deep breath, not wishing to voice his concerns for fear of making them real. He’d rather them both be prepared for the possibility, though. Everything they’d faced, they’d faced together. Choosing together. He didn’t want this to be any different.
“Each round of Pan’s demented game has escalated things between us,” he began. “First, it was stripping away our vulnerability. Forcing us to reveal things about ourselves that we would never normally reveal.”
Emma nodded and squeezed his hands. “Go on.”
Wetting his lips, he continued. “The second round was all about taking advantage of our attraction towards each other and getting us comfortable with sharing physical intimacy. This third round challenged and exploited the lines of physical intimacy we were willing to explore with one another.”
“Yeah,” she replied. “Each round has ratched up the stakes of our experience here, making us more and more compliant.”
“And each round’s rewards and penalties have reflected that.” He held her gaze with an intensity he hoped would lead her into understanding where he was going without him having to say it explicitly.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t quite getting it.
“I still don’t understand why you think it might have been best if we’d chosen to be separated.”
“What if the next escalation, or the one after that, is…” He swallowed past the bile working its way up his throat, “...actual harm to each other. Violence.”
Emma balked and her mouth dropped open with a gasp. Clearly, such a thought had not occurred to her until now.
“What if Pan makes us hurt each other? What then?” he continued on, pulling her into his arms and whispering the rest into her hair in a tone of apology. “Maybe he tricked us into staying together? Maybe we would be better off separated, because… Now we have to face what it would mean to have hurt someone we… how are we supposed to respond when faced with the command to injure the other? What would you have me do if Pan orders me to…”
Thoughts of the unthinkable made it impossible for him to continue, but after a few moments Emma pulled back and ran her fingers down the side of his face.
“We’ve already made our choice to stay together. There’s no point in wondering whether or not it was the right one.”
Killian nuzzled his face into her hand then turned his head to place a kiss on her palm.
“Besides,” she said, his tough lass straightening her shoulders and setting her resolve. “If Pan commands that one of us is to be harmed, then the harm will happen regardless.”
Killian cocked his head to one side, not completely sure what she meant by that statement.
Fortunately, she clarified, saying, “Either one of us will administer the injury, or he’ll have one of his Lost Ones do it. Either way… the injury will occur. There’s nothing either of us can do to stop it from happening.”
“Aye. You’re right,” Killian replied. “I suppose the thing we must ask ourselves is whether we can endure the guilt, and every other emotion that might come with it, should we be the one to inflict such pain on the other.”
Several silent beats of his heart went by before she softly, yet hesitantly asked, “Could you?”
Killian took another beat to truly consider the question. The question he’d been considering for most of the night. If Pan commanded it, could he hurt the woman he loved?
“No,” he stated definitively. “It’s one thing to administer a spanking to you, and quite another to…” He balled his hand into a fist and stared down at it, his Adam’s apple bobbing painfully. “The thought of putting my fist to you… I can’t. I won’t.” Gazing back up at her, he added, “And I won’t fault you for having a Lost One mete out Pan’s orders on me either. Especially if it will save you from having to carry that guilt, love.”
Emma nodded her understanding and acceptance, then prompted him to lie back down beside her. “Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that,” she whispered softly, though there was very little hope in her tone.
“Aye, love. Let’s hope so.”
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WARM BODIES
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Chapter 08: Bit of Banter
chapter synopsis: You and Daryl share banter as he carries you through the woods back to camp. Despite his stoicism, your camaraderie grows. As evening nears, Daryl suggests a rest, and you promise not to fall asleep, leaving the both of you with a sense of trust and companionship between you two.
chapter warnings: The chapter contains mild language, emotional discussions, physical injury, carrying scenes, humor, character development, and survival themes in a woodland setting.
word count: 1.9k words
author's note: Okay, I seriously hope that this is not cringe, and I had written it as I'd imagined it in my mind. And oh, by the way, don't be too comfortable and wishing for a softer Daryl; you know the saying, "be careful what you wish for." Anyway, enjoy reading.
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You nervously gnawed on your lip as he persistently attended to your ankle with a massage. Occasionally, you couldn't help but emit either a contented sigh or an exaggerated groan, prompting him to shoot you a disapproving look and simultaneously cease his ministrations on your mildly sore ankle. To be brutally frank, your ankle wasn't in agonizing pain, but who in their right mind would turn down his, albeit somewhat coerced, offer to play ankle masseuse? It's like refusing a free ticket to the foot massage carnival.
"Why were you looking for me, anyway?" You began, "So much for the 'Ain't nobody got time to babysit you.'" You echoed his words, reminiscent of a little over a month ago.
Daryl halted the ankle massage, releasing a sigh as he nibbled on his bottom lip. "Knew you were gonna be here, deep in them forest."
"Really?" You shot him a puzzled look, your nose scrunching up a bit. Daryl nodded before resuming the ankle massage. "How did you know?"
Daryl paused the ankle massage and, with a gruff sincerity, said, "You're the type who'd rather spill your guts to the trees than start a conversation with someone, even if you know 'em pretty well." He continued massaging again.
“Oh.” You could feel your cheeks warming up with embarrassment. Were you really that obvious or was he really that observant?
"No need to be embarrassed. I'd do the same. Nowadays, it ain't easy trustin' folks, even if you think you know 'em well enough."
After a few minutes of quiet, only the serene sounds of the river, splashing fish, and birds' melodies surrounding the both of you, Daryl completed the ankle massage and settled down beside you. You both found yourselves captivated by the picturesque view of the river.
"Thanks, Daryl," You broke the silence. "For the ankle massage and for wandering through the woods to find me. I know I can be a real pain in your ass sometimes."
Daryl grunted, a nonchalant acknowledgment. "Ain't nothin'".
A pause lingered before Daryl cautiously broached a different topic, "Didn't mean to make you cry tha' night, back when we first talked."
You furrowed your brow, puzzled. "How'd you know I cried?"
Another grunt from Daryl, "Stood outside your tent. Was gonna apologize, heard you sniffle and sketch. Just stood there 'til I heard you crumblin' papers. Then, I left."
The revelation left you surprised and contemplative. "You...you were outside my tent that night?"
Daryl affirmed with a nod, his gaze still fixed on the river. "Yeah, I was."
There was a silence before you spoke up, "Sorry for asking about stuff I shouldn't have, Daryl."
Daryl stayed silent, letting you continue.
"I just... I wanted to learn how to be useful, y'know? Before all this happened, I felt useless. Still feel pretty much useless in this new world of ours." You took a deep breath. "I gotta figure things out for myself now. My brother's gone, and I can't trust anyone these days."
Daryl listened, his gaze fixed on the river.
"But when Glenn and I found you, everything sorta settled for me. It felt like I had a plan for my future." You paused, looking at Daryl. "And now, I don't even know where to start."
Daryl asked, "Why me?"
You shrugged, "I don't really know why. Just seemed right, I guess."
"Your brother, what was his name?"
You replied, "Rick Grimes. He was a sheriff's deputy, like Shane."
Daryl nodded, "Dipshit told you he's dead, didn't he?"
You smiled, although sad, and nodded back, "Yeah, he did."
Daryl leaned in a bit, "You don't really believe that, do you?"
You kept your sad smile, "Nope, not really. Wouldn't believe he's dead unless I see his body with my own eyes."
"Tell me about 'im."
You rambled on about your brother, "My brother was...well, he used to think he was some kind of superhero, always trying to save the day. Sheriff's deputy, he was. I swear, he thought he could rescue the world from bad hair days or something. Used to bug the hell outta me, but now I'd give anything to hear him ramble about his 'heroic' escapades again."
You chuckled, catching Daryl's eye, "And you'd think being a deputy, he'd have some epic stories. Nope. Most exciting thing was probably catching Mrs. Henderson's cat stuck up a tree. He'd go on and on about it like it was a damn mountain rescue."
You continued to talk about your brother, your words weaving through memories like a melancholy tapestry. "You know, Rick used to tell me stories when we were kids. Silly tales about superheroes and brave knights. He'd promise that as long as he was around, nothing bad would happen to me."
Your voice carried a weight of nostalgia and sorrow as you shared these fragments of the past with Daryl. "He became a sheriff's deputy, because he wanted to be like our Dad who was the previous Sheriff. Always looked out for people. But now... now it feels like he's gone, and I can't shake this feeling of being lost."
Unexpectedly, Daryl offered you his crossbow without saying a word, leaving you confused.
"What're you doing?" You asked.
Daryl replied, "First part of hunting is knowin' how to properly hold a weapon."
You chuckled, "Excuse me, I'm an archer too. I know how to use a bow."
Annoyed, Daryl retorted, "You want me to teach you or not?"
You grabbed the crossbow, admiring it, and teased, "Do I need to ask your beloved crossbow for permission before I press the trigger?" You laughed.
Daryl kept a straight face. "Shut up," he said, proceeding to instruct you on how to use the crossbow.
Daryl began instructing you, "Alright, listen up. First, you gotta have a steady grip. Hold it firm but not too tight. Feel the weight of it."
You followed his lead, adjusting your grip on the crossbow.
"Good. Now, your posture. Sit comfortably, back straight. Gotta be steady, or you'll miss your shot."
You nodded, ensuring your sitting position was solid. Daryl continued, "Next, line up the sights. You see those notches? Align 'em with your target. Take a deep breath, exhale slowly. And when you're ready, squeeze the trigger, don't jerk it."
You focused on the sights, taking a deep breath as Daryl had instructed. "Like this?"
Daryl nodded, "Yeah, that's it. Practice it a few times. Get the feel of it."
As you practiced, Daryl observed, occasionally giving pointers on your form and aiming. After a few tries, he suddenly said, "Hold up. Don't press the trigger just yet."
Confused, you looked at him. "Why not?"
Daryl explained, "If you're practicin' your aim at prey, it should be moving. Let's simulate that. Track something with your sights, follow its movement. Don't press the trigger till you get a feel for aimin' at a moving target."
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After a session of aiming practice that left you feeling tired as hell, the sun began its descent, casting an orange hue across the horizon. It dawned on you that you and Daryl needed to make your way back to camp before darkness settled in. Daryl, always practical, stood up, collected his belongings, and suggested to head back.
Nodding in agreement, you decided to rise to your feet, only to end up sitting back down with a thud. The pain from your sprained ankle made standing an impossible feat. Daryl, observing your attempts with hands on his hips, witnessed the struggle. Sitting on the ground, you sighed, admitting defeat. "I can't stand," you acknowledged.
Expressing his annoyance, Daryl rolled his eyes, pivoted to face away from you, and knelt on the ground, patting his back as an invitation. "Come on," he urged.
Your curious "What?" prompted Daryl to respond, "Can't carry ya. Got things to carry. And don't get any ideas; didn't say you're heavy." He quickly countered your gasp, playfully insinuating the thought you were heavy.
Rolling your eyes at his teasing, you retorted, "You better not be calling me fat."
Daryl smirked, "Nope, not at all. Just practical. We both got stuff to carry. But since you can't walk, piggyback's the most sensible way to get ya back to camp."
Worried about being a burden, you hesitated, "I'll try to stand and walk."
Annoyed, Daryl glanced over his shoulder, muttering, "Get on my back before I decide to leave ya alone in these damn woods." Gulping, you secured your bag and bow on your back before gently climbing onto Daryl's back. As he rose to his feet with you securely on his back, he grunted, signaling the start of the walk back to camp.
As Daryl trekked through the woods, carrying you on his back, the unexpected conversation unfolded. Out of the blue, you proposed the idea of serenading him with a song. Daryl, in his usual straightforward manner, swiftly shut down the notion with a simple "Nope."
Unfazed, you shifted gears and suggested sharing a joke, earning nothing more than a grunt from the taciturn hunter.
Undeterred, you playfully remarked, "Must be tough for you, not being able to crack a smile."
Daryl, ever the stoic one, coolly replied, "I got a sense of humor, you know."
You, feigning skepticism, shot back, "Really? I don't see any evidence of it."
Daryl, with a hint of amusement, retorted, "You haven't said somethin' funny." Quick on your thinking, you teased, "Your face is funny." Daryl, surprisingly, looked over his shoulder, your faces in close proximity, and he maintained a deadpan expression.
"Hey, Daryl, ever hear the one about the squirrel who took up acting?"
Daryl, with a raised eyebrow, grunted, "Nope."
You chuckled and said, "He was a real nut case!"
Daryl's deadpan expression remained unchanged, prompting you to add, "You know, for a tough guy, you could use a laugh or two."
Daryl, without missing a beat, retorted, "Your jokes need some work."
Pouting playfully, you shot back, "Oh, come on! I bet even the geeks would crack up at that one!"
As Daryl trudged through the dense woods, you, still reveling in your own humor, couldn't resist another attempt at cracking a joke.
"Alright, Daryl, one more for you," you grinned. "Why did the geek join a gym?"
Daryl, in his usual monotone, replied, "I don't know."
"Because he wanted to improve his dead-lift!" You burst into laughter at your own joke.
Daryl, not sharing the same enthusiasm, simply grunted in response. You, wiping away tears of laughter, decided to shift the conversation.
"Hey, Daryl, do you think we'll run into any geek stand-up comedians out here?"
Daryl raised an eyebrow but offered no verbal response. You, however, continued your comedic musings.
"Maybe they'll have a killer routine!" You added, chuckling at your own pun.
Daryl, looking ahead, remarked, "You sure have a way with words." You beamed at the back of his head, proud of your comedic prowess.
As you both continued the journey, Daryl broke the silence, suggesting, "You might wanna rest for a bit. It's gonna be a long walk."
You, with a touch of pride, declared, "I won't fall asleep, promise."
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@ferinehuntress said: "how did you get this scar ?" - Karlach
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Soft golden rays of sunlight filtered in through the shifting canopy painting the forest with dancing, changing patches of light. Each passing gust of wind rattled the leaves and created new shivering patterns. Birds chirped and sang with one another as they flitted freely through the trees, riding the wind between reaching branches. It created a serene and relaxing place to rest for two exploring individuals.
"Which?" She turned her head slightly to peer down at the jagged circular spot of marred flesh on her upper arm that was exposed to the warm light. Several scars of different shapes and sizes marked her body and some had stories she could no longer remember. But the one Karlach had pointed out had a special place in her heart due to its almost comical story. She reached up with her right hand to
"Oh, well, that's a bit of a funny story," the corners of Faye's lips twitched slightly before creeping into a playful smile. Actually, it wasn't all that funny but it was deserved. She shifted on the moss-coated boulder she'd been seated on to face Karlach, her smile widening. "Long story short, I decided to try and take a shortcut through what I thought was an abandoned fort but it turns out it wasn't. There was just this lone goblin who had claimed it as his own and for obvious reasons wanted me gone. It was clear there weren't any others with him so I didn't really feel scared or anythin' but I also didn't see any reason as to why I couldn't just cut through real quick. I wasn't lookin' to take it from him I just didn't want to walk around the wall."
With that, she gave a small nonchalant shrug. Though, it probably would've been quicker if she had walked around after the whole exchange ended but she didn't feel the need to add that.
"Anyway, I try arguin' I was just gonna run through and pretend I never saw him. But he didn't like that idea and started threatenin' me and pulled out his bow and arrow but it was then I saw how badly he was tremblin'. He was scared of me! He was up on a crumblin' wall so I don't think he realized that I'm barely taller than his kin," her voice was full of laughter as she reminisced on the whole ordeal, laughter beginning to creep into her voice now. "And so I see him kinda shakin' and think he's just bluffin'. I'm sure you've noticed I'm kind of a smartass so without thinkin' I said 'what're you gonna do? Shoot me?'. And no sooner had those words left my mouth did that arrow fly right at me. I was so shocked and impressed that he actually did it that I just stood there. Arrow pierced my arm and we both just kind of stared dumbfounded at each other."
Fits of laughter broke up the last part of her story. Most of her scars had been from serious battles and close encounters but that one had been rather humorous.
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triplexdoublex · 18 days
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She has seen him dropping everything to visit his daughter (and her mother) every time his child is busy with something or during events like mother's day. I'm sure she wouldn't mind receiving that type of attention since Brian does not give it to her and wouldn't mind to always keep an access to him in case she changed her mind and can't find anyone better.
For her it would be the perfect tether to be always tied to his life, a chance to finally have a daughter and be over with having children, a chance to go back to the relationship for good this time having a good excuse for the public to get married (and recieve spousal support) and at least 18+ years of financial child support. I bet he would have the child most of times, even if he's busy working since that's what is seemingly doing with Brian. Out of the three edgy couples, so far it seemed it only worked for Kourtney Kardashian (but glitters ain't gold, for some reason I smell PR and convenience there too).
Yeah I think that was her plan with the baby they lost , and now she’s grasping at straws for a reason they should still be together.
Deep down Kells knew this was gonna happen tho … look at these lyrics :
“She'll get attached and then trap me
Then I gotta act like I'm happy
She posts pics to get at me
Déjà vu, it's like last week”
And
“All these girls, I don't want none of them
But I know I'll end up with one of them
My life on the outside's fun to them”
But the person on the inside is crumblin”
I think Kourtney and Travis are the real deal. Do they conveniently use their real relationship for marking and promoting shit. YUP! They do. But think about it if they were just a normal non famous couple sharing and promoting eachother business , it’d be sweet, they’d just be helping each other. Kourtney and Travis seem genuine and simply just applying their perks of fame and keep it classy like many others celebrities do. There’s good PR and then there’s messy PR, they’re good. Kourtney has always been the most real and normal of the Kardashians.
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local-accident · 5 months
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Everybody wants to make it home this year
Dust off old photo boxes
Even if the world is crumblin' down
Years past seemed so much grander
This one needs to come through
Happy new year!
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myimaginaryradio · 10 months
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Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp - 1983
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47burlm · 9 months
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When the walls Come tumblin' down When the walls Come crumblin', crumblin'
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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, and he ordered some of the former president's companies removed from his control and dissolved.
Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, found that Trump and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing loans.
Engoron ordered that some of Trump’s business licenses be rescinded as punishment, making it difficult or impossible for them to do business in New York, and said he would continue to have an independent monitor oversee Trump Organization operations.
If not successfully appealed, the order would strip Trump of his authority to make strategic and financial decisions over some of his key properties in the state.
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ase-trollplays · 1 year
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The First Meeting
"Hi. My name's Corali, an' I'm a alcoholic.
"I ain't sure what ta say or where ta begin after hearin' most a y'all's stories. My problem don't seem so bad after hearin' how y'all fucked up yer lives. I could still get all my shit done every night, but most a y'all were a goddamn mess."
"Corali, this meant to be a judgement free space. Just because you're a functioning alcoholic doesn't mean you're better off than everyone else here. Obviously it's not working as well as you think or else you wouldn't be here."
"Yeh, yeh, I get it."
"Why don't you start from the beginning and tell us what started you drinking?"
"Sure, but it ain't a very entertainin' story.
"I went through some real shit when I was five. Y'all don't need ta know the exact details, but I almost died about three times over the course a a sweep, an' when I made it back ta my hive, I was a stiff breeze from' bein' completely broken.
"The next three sweeps was hell on my mental health. I was barely holdin' on most nights. I was havin' nightmares about it, got a new phobia from it, an' some nights I couldn't even get the nerve ta leave my damn hive. My pa had ta really step up ta take care a me, an' I hated it. I felt fuckin' helpless an' weak an' useless like I might as well have been a grub.
"Ta get over my fear a other trolls an' being thrown back inta hell, I started trainin' with my strife weapon more and workin' out ta bulk up an' get stronger so that shit wouldn't happen again. It helped make me less anxious, but it wasn't enough. I needed somethin' more ta take off the edge. That's when I started drinkin'.
"I was big an' bulky fer my age, but my eyes would give me away as bein' underage cuz they hadn't filled in yet, so I would steal booze or pay people ta get it fer me. I started with the light stuff -- wine coolers, spritzers, hard ciders an' lemonades. Ya know, wriggler shit. It worked like a charm. Anxiety? Don't know her.
"I wasn't constantly drinkin', neither. Just when I felt like I was crumblin' or I needed a l'il extra oomph. It was more like self medicatin' back then. Hangovers were a bitch and a half, but I learned ways ta avoid 'em or at least make 'em less awful.
"As time went on, it wasn't enough t a just have a couple drinks every now an' then. I hit a point where I'd feel sick as a dog if I didn't have at least a couple a drinks a night. It wasn't interferin' with nothin', so I didn't see it as a problem. Eventually, it wasn't just medicatin' fer my anxiety anymore. It was just habit.
"Wake up, drink. Eat breakfast, drink. Work out an' train, drink. Work on my hobbies, drink. Come back from huntin', drink. Y'all get the idea. I started keepin' flasks on me with different shit in 'em fer when I was out an about. Whiskey, rum, vodka, tequila, gin; y'all name it, I had it. I couldn't go a single night without a few dozen sips a this an that. I never binge drank 'cept when I had sudden anxiety attacks an' needed ta block out the bad memories an' feelin's.
"I figured since I ain't fallin' down drunk every night, it ain't a problem. I stayed on top a all my shit, so there wasn't no issue. Shit, bein' a spitfire nabbed me a kismesis that I'm still seein' ta this night after two sweeps."
"So when did it go wrong?"
"... Sweeps ago, I adopted a l'il six sweep old named Darius. I ain't a fan a wrigglers, but he was different. He was a real sweet fuckin' kid, an' quick as a whip. I taught him how ta fight an' hunt an' kill animals, an' fer a l'il while I had him' doin' boxin'. I was so proud a that boy. Shit, I still am. He's a damn fine adult. He's my pride and joy, an'...
"Two weeks ago, he came ta visit. Dar ain't never liked me drinkin' so much, an' it started becomin' a issue between us. He'd always tell me how bad it is fer me an' how he don't like who I am after some drinks, but I never listened ta him. Like I said, I stayed on top a all my shit and did whatever needed ta be done, so my drinkin' clearly ain't a problem.
"I got three beers inta our visit an' was gettin' a fourth when he stopped me. ... I wasn't even drunk, just buzzed, but that was enough fer my temper ta get away from me.
"We got ta arguin', an' he tried ta take my beer from me. We fought over it an' wound up breaking it, an' I... I got so pissed, I slapped him an' knocked him out cold. Pretty sure I broke his cheekbone.
"... Fuck. Fuck! I f-fuckin' hate cryin', 'specially in front a folks!"
"Trust me, it's fine. Everyone in this room has cried as least once at these meetings."
"Hell, it took me at least five before I could get through a meeting without crying."
"I ain't some goddamn softy! Cryin's--"
"Normal. Look, you don't have to get defensive or try to prove anything here. Not to us. This is a safe space to cry, to get angry, to break down. We're the last people who're gonna judge you for it."
"Exactly. Just let everything out. We're not going to make you keep sharing if you've hit your limit."
"N-naw, I'm good. I'm good ... Arright.
"I just keep replayin' what happened over an' over. Watchin' him fall an' hit the ground like a ton a bricks. When he woke up, he was so fuckin' furious. ... I ain't never seen him so mad in my life, an' I think he mighta been... been scared a me. I never laid a finger on him before that night, an' he ain't talked ta me or come ta see me since.
"I musta called an' messaged him five dozen times, an' he ain't ever answered me once. Not even ta tell me ta go fuck myself. I ain't had a single drink since, but I swear it damn near killed me. Between the shakes, the migraines, throwin' up, anxiety attacks, racin' heart, hallucinations... I really thought I was gon' die from not drinkin'.
"In a fit, I destroyed every bottle an' can a booze I had. My kismesis's matesprit's a good friend a mine, an' she's been helpin' me get my shit back together. She's the one who found this meetin' an' made me come in the first place. She's a saint, she is. Even bein' pissed as all hell at me, she's helpin' me.
"Anyhow, I guess that's everythin' I got. I'm sick a hearin' myself bellyachhin'. Someone else talk now."
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John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
Mellencamp describes this as a political song. He told Rolling Stone in 2013: "Reagan was president - he was deregulating everything and the walls were crumbling down on the poor.”
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John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
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